Display-stand



No. 623,827. Patented Apr. 25, |899. C. R. REID.

DISPLAY STAND.

(Application led Dec. 3, 1898.)

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 623,827, dated April 25, 189e'. Appiaaion filed December s, 1ste.A Yserai No. 698,163. (No man.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that LOLARK R. REID, residing at Piqua, in the county of Miami and State of Ohio, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Stands, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in display-stands for use as an advertising medium or for exhibiting articles offered for sale; and the invention consists in certain novel constructions and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described, and pointed'out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a face view of a stand provided with my improvements. Fig. 2 is a face view of the wheel turned to a position at right angles to that shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail back view of the stand, parts being broken away. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the devices for rotating the wheel.

- Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view on about line 5 5 of Fig. l, and Fig.,6 is a detail view of one of the display-disks.

By my invention I seek to provide means for supporting advertising and displaying devices so they can be moved around a circle and will maintain the same relation to a horizontal line as they make the circuit, so the matter thereon can be read at all times, and I combine with such devices a concave or convex mirror, which is rotated as the devices are swung around the circle, so the image in such mirror will be elongated vertically in the position of the mirror shown in Fig. 1. and horizontally in the position of such mirror shown in Fig. 2, the image being distorted otherwise when the mirror is between said positions, as will be readilyunderstood. The function of this mirror is to so attract attention that it willV be directed to the advertising devices upon the revolving wheel to which said mirror is attached, as Will be more fully described.

In carrying out my invention I provide a suitable support, which is shown as consisting of an upright A on suitable legs AQ to which upright is secured the bolt B, which forms an axis upon which the wheel O turns. This wheel is preferably constructed with the spokes or arms D, which are rabbeted or grooved at d to receive the edges of the plates E,'which are itted between said spokes and lmay be secured in any suitable manner.

The rim F is also preferably formed in sections and may be secured to tlie spokes D and plates E in any manner desired. To the wheel I secure the display-disks'G, of any suitable size and number, they being arranged, preferably, between the concave mirror II and the rim F of the Wheel. These disks G are journaled to the wheel, so they may rotate and are provided with counterbalancing-weights g,which preserve the disks in one position, so the matter thereon can be read in all positions of` the main wheel, as will be understood from acomparison of Figs. l and 2. The counterbalance-Weightg is provided with an opening g' to receive the bolt I, which forms a journal for the disk and a means for securingthe disk to the main Wheel, as Will be understood from Fig. 5, in which it will be seen that the weight g is countersunk at i to receive the head ot` the bolt I. The weight g is secured to the disk Gand together therewith turns upon the bolt I as the main Wheel is rotated on its axis B.

To the main wheel O is secured a ratchet- Wheel J, which is engaged by a pawl K on a swinging arm K, which may be actuated in one direction by a spring 7o and in the other direction by a cord k', as will be understood from Fig. 3.

A sign-board L is arranged above the wheel. being preferably supported by the arms L', extended from the upright A, as will be understood from Figs. l and 3.

In the use of my invention advertisements, pictures, or similar matter may be produced in any desired manner upon the disks G, or said disks may be employed to support articles of merchandise, which may be secured thereto in any suitable manner.

The several parts of the device may be made of wood, metal, or of other suitable material or combinations of materials, as desired, and the proportions will be varied to suit the taste of the user or the special purposes for which the stand may be designed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

I. A display-stand comprising a support, the wheel composed of spokes rabbeted to receive the edges of the plates, the plates fitted to said rabbets and tting the spaces between said spokes, the rim, and the display-disks pivoted to said wheel :md countorbztlfmoed substantially as set forth.

5 2. The combination of the Wheel, tho display-disks, tho couutorbalanoe Weights sooured to the rom' sido of said disks and having openings fol'the pivot-bolts :md countersunk seats for the heads thereof, the pivot= bolts, and :t support to which the same are' :ci secured substantially as set forth.

CLARK R. REID,

Titnessesz JAS. WARD KEYT, M. G. SMITH. 

